Influencing Locally

Event Details

The aim of this three-hour online workshop is for participants to understand where power lies at different levels of local and devolved government, how different types of local government work and how to engage with councillors and officers and where else power lies and can be challenged, co-opted and changed at a local level.

Participants will:

  • Gain an understanding of how councils work
  • Look at the local civic infrastructure more widely to understand where power lies in a locality
  • Understand different approaches to making change locally

Who is this workshop for?

  • Anyone wishing to better understand the workings of local government and the ecosystem in which it exists.
  • Those wishing to make change through their council and understand how and where to apply pressure
  • Community organisers who wish to supplement their campaigning with an understanding of the formal power structures in which they campaign.

This workshop is led by SMK Associate Will Brett, who specialises in grassroots-led national policy campaigns.

Workshop Dates 

Wed 24 May 2023, 2-5pm
Tues 28th Nov 2023, 10am-1pm               
Tues 13th Feb 2024, 2-5pm

January 2023 start

April 2023 start

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